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tyrophile

tyrophile is the alternative form of turophile.

Meaning of turophile

Noun

turophile (plural turophiles)

  1. A gourmet/connoisseur of cheese.
    • After all, I’ve spent 15 years following the U.S. cheese scene, first as a lone blogger and now as an author of two cheese books, so I’ve put in my time as a turophile. I don’t let anyone conflate “American cheese” with Kraft Singles—not when there is so much good craft cheese being made stateside....2026 February 25, Tenaya Darlington, “American Whey: With artisan cheesemakers in every corner of the country, there’s never been a better time to be a cheese lover in the U.S.”, in Food & Wine

Forms of tyrophile

pluraltyrophiles

Questions about tyrophile

What is tyrophile the alternative form of?
Tyrophile is the alternative form of turophile.

Words near tyrophile in the dictionary

  1. tyrones
  2. tyronic
  3. tyronism
  4. tyropanoate
  5. tyropanoic acid
  6. tyrophile
  7. tyrophiles
  8. tyropita
  9. tyropitas
  10. tyropites
  11. tyropsomo

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